Prep roundup: Thompson Valley swimming derails Silver Creek

By Sports Staff

Posted:
03/14/2013 10:17:32 PM MDT

Boy's swimming

Eagles 108, Raptors 74

LONGMONT -- Dale Leonhart doesn't want his team to get bored this year, so he has swimmers moving in and out of different events, and it's paying dividends across the board. He said his swimmers are finding they can meet challenges in off-events, doing so again in a Northern Conference dual win on the road against Silver Creek on Thursday.

"I don't like to get them slotted or stale," Leonhart said. "I like to move them around. If they swim the same thing over and over again, they don't see any improvement, or just a dab, and they get discouraged. By moving them around, it broadens their horizons."

Tory Hass, who has only picked up state cuts in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles the past two years, has now grabbed them in the 100 butterfly and 200 individual medley in the past two meets. The Eagles won 10 of the events, including a 1-2-3 sweep in diving as the Eagles are closing in on four state qualifiers on the board. Hass, Jack Thorne and Jake von der Lippe won two events apiece, and CT Bosse won the 100 free.

Bobcats 110, Mountain Lions 66

Mountain View coach Maria Strait felt her team would be well ahead of last year's pace, and it went out and proved her right in the dual loss to Estes Park, picking up a pair of individual state cuts.

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Anthony Gagnon came through in the 500 freestyle, while teammate Sean Kemper turned the trick in the 100 breaststroke. Both of them posted wins in their events, with Gagnon also winning the 100 backstroke. The Mountain Lions also missed qualifying the 200 medley relay by less than a second.

"We're close on the medley relay," Strait said. "Those individual cuts are a big deal. They're tired. I beat them up really hard (Wednesday). For them to put up quality swims is a testament to the greatness we'll have this year. Zach (Nickel) being as good as he is right now and running track is huge. We're excited."

Girl's soccer

Eagles 3, Indians 2

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Though Thompson Valley's possession time was off-the-charts good, Cheyenne Central managed to keep the Eagles from fully exploding on the scoreboard. In fact, the teams traded goals the entire game, but Allie Davis was able to deliver the winner with just about 3 minutes left, putting TVHS at 2-0 on the season.

Davis took a pass from Paige Chase and knocked it just inside the near post , and Ali Artzberger and Alayna Maholey also netted goals. Cheyenne Central got two real good chances on net they were able to put in, but otherwise the Eagles were winning most of the 50-50 balls.

"They made us be our best," head coach Adam Bauer said. "Our possession was probably upward of 70 percent, but they played a lot of defenders looking for a quick counter. The hunkered down on us, looking to keep us from getting shots."